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Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-01-08
4 small Bow. Opininn.

There is small boy IN South Boston
whose childish efforts To solve The mystery
OF death aud the after life for The benefit
Of little girl who questioned him on the
subject are interesting. "You see,' he
said to her, you go on and on. and then
you stop; and the first thing you know
you are going on again, and then You
cant STOP When he was told of the
blissfnlncss Of this life after lyon can't
stop, aud its freedom from Suffering, he
said: "lt'll be nice to be there aud not
have any touches. won't IL, mammay''
"Any WHAT "Why, any touches OF
measles and cholera mobiles aud such
things - Boston Record.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-01-08
Indian Gambler. and Jeckeya.

All Indians after while become expert
card players, and the Flatheads are no
exception TO the rule. These latter gentry
are not afraid to try their skill and nerve
with the sportiye frontiersmen of the
northwest, with whom they frequently
have long seges of draw. To these ex
perienced gamblers the local fry are as
children. Many young buck with no
inheritance to speak Of has enriched him
self amazingly at the expense Of wayfarers
who have fallen by the wayside. Some
of these youngsters who draw the right
card at the right time have fine large
herds Of ponies to their credit In conse-
ouence thereof. As jockey riders the
Flatheads and their relations have per
haps no equals on earth. Raised as they
are from childhood almost on pony's
back, so to speak, IL is no wonder they
become superior equestrians.
When preparing for race the young
bucks skin themselves of their clothing
so as to present as little resistance to the
air as possible. A Flathead jockey
mounted for business is dressed in moth
ing more than brech clout and perhaps
A thin cotton shirt, which floats in the
breeze hut offers no impediment TO rider
or horse. Leaning forward on their hardy
little cayuses they dash down the race
course like the wind, jumping bitches
and dodging trees with a precision and
skill truly marvellous. The white mans
race course is a fiat, level stretch Of
ground, rolled smooth. over which the
animal simply runs while the rider has
nothing much TO do except hold his seat.
On the other hand, an Indian will race
over any kind Of ground, among timber
or swimming steams, combining with the
simple speed Of his animal individual skill
and judgment in surmounting a score of
obstacles and always coming under the
wire ahead. A white man seldom wins a
race from an Indian, and there is no
wonder for it.-New York Commercial
Advertiser
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-01-08
FORM OF BACK Of BALLOT PAPER.

Election for..., ...............
Is.
NorE.-The num,er on the ballot paper is TO
correspond with that on the counterfoil
The voter takes the properly marked
ballot into private compartment at the
polling station, and there, with pencil
provided for the purpose, places cross
On the right hand side and opposite 10 the
name of each candidate for whom he
votes. Then folding il up so as to show
the Official mark on the back he leaves the
compartment, exhibits the mark only 10
the presiding officer and in his presence
deposits the ballot in the box. Directions
for the guidance Of the voter are placarded
outside Of every polling station and in
every compartment. II he spoil ballot
paper through inadvertence he can obtain
another. Each candidate may appoint
one officer to attend at each polling place,
and all the officers and agents must take
the oath of secresy. At the close OF the
polls the boxes are sealed and taken
charge Of by the returning officer, who
opens the boxes and counts the votes IN
the presence Of the agents Of the candl-
dates In case of Tie the returning
officer gives the casting vote hut all per
sons. such as agents, clerks and messen.
gers paid for services at an election are
debarred from voting. The costs are
paid by the returning officer. who must
be reimbursed 10y the candidates or their
proposers or seconders in equal shares.
BASIS FOR REFORM.
Mr.. Rice thinks that this system Of
balloting is much superior TO our own
but he would use il only as a basis for a
radical reform in our method. though he
does not undertake 10 define the mUdiiica-
tions which he regards as necessary. He
would also adopt the plan of making the
expenses of an election charge upon the
public, for the two chief evils of our
present system seem To him to be the
unlimited and virtually compulsory dis
bursement Of money by the candidate or
his supporters and the frequent failure
OF the present mode Of voting to correctly
record the popular verdict The English
and Australian plan Of ballotng he finds
prevents bribery and corruption. and the
assumption by the state of the expenses
of elections would help TO purify our poll
tics by taking away from money it, power
In elections.
OF course, IL elections were conducted
at the cost of the government some restric-
tions would need to he imposed TO prevent
mems placing their names un the list of
candidates from mere love of Doturiety.
In Australia every candidate is required
to deposit u fixed sum before his name is
entered, and II he fails 10 poll more Than
certain proportion Of the votes obtained
by that one Of the successful candidates
who receives the smallest number of
votes, the deposit is forfeited 10 the state.
In England it has been proposed 20 make
any candidate responsible for his own eN-
penscs who fails 10 poll one-eighth Of the
constituency at least. Another PROPOSE
tion is 10 require large list of indorsing
voters, and thus indirectly To abolish
the corruplions Of primary politics, - for
the candidate would be put up by the
people rather than by caucus or nomi.
mating convention. New York sun.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-01-08
Too Good "a Preacher.

"Iiow do you like that new minister
Of yours,n asked Deacon Snaggs Of Elder
Berry.
I'm afraid he's too powerful. We
can't stand It,"
"lIow's thats'
"Well, you see, he preached trial ser
mon on salvation. and every unrepentant
sinner in the audience came up in front
and joined the church. So We engaged
him. The next Sunday he preached on
the duty Of marriage, and every old
bachelor and widower in the congregation
hooked on TO an old maid and was mar
ried before saturday night. He got s.
fee out Of every couple. But the worst
came last Sunday. lie preached upon the
duty of giving all Ia the Lord, and hope
may never IL two deacons didn't sprain
their backs carrying around the contribu-
tion baskets, they were so loaded down
with silver When the congregation was
dismissed it was just like leaving faro
bank--there wasn't cent in the crowd
The house had all the money. We can't
stand such eloquence. Washington
Critic
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-01-08
Til. Toothsome Spar. Rib.

"What has become Of the toothsOme
spare rib we used TO hear So much about
in our infanty'' repeated Madison
street butcher as he boosted hind quar-
ter Of beef upon block. The spare rib,
my friend, has been tabooed in the north.
For years and years IL was looked upon
with high favor as dainty morsel for a
Sunday dinner and Thanksgiving feast,
but Of late years there has been little or
no demand for the 'supcrfluous bone.
The rest Of the porker, however, finds
ready sale In our markets. Throw the
spare ribs away Oh, bless you, no.
Ever hear Of n butcher fiinging anything
away No, no. The spare ribs are shipped
south by the car load, where they are
highly priced by the negro. Being galmost
as succulent and savory as 'possum OF
coon, the colorcd people have little trouble
In ekeing out pretty fair sort Of living
of the despised rib, which is sold 10 them
at a very moderate price Chicago
Herald
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-01-08
They Always Did II in That Way.

Charley Iaskins. Of Milwaukee. an old
telegraph man, was in Europe recently and
he tells some funny stories about the way
the telegraph business is managed over
there. For instance. he filed message
in an office in London, and. out Of curios-
ity, waited TO see what became Of il. The
receiving clerk did not put IT in little
leather cup and shoot il up the pneumatic
tube to the operating room, as the Ameri-
cal receiving clerk does. Instead, he
hung il on file hook with number OF
other messages and went on taking in
more messages, placing them on the same
hook. In about half an hour the hook
was full when the clerk called out to q
boy. In FIVE minutes the boy was on his
way up the stairs to the operating room
with that bundle Of messages, and he
wasn't in very much of hurry, either
No wonder Mr.. Haskins says the Ameri-
can telegrapher couldn't stand it TO live
In that country.
They are slow over in England, hut very
careful. For instance, when they erect a
telegraph pole in the street II town or
city they plant 1t as carefully as il they
were laying the foundation of "a 81 200, :
900 building With the pole once up they
are not satisfied to brace il with the ser
vice wires, but to attach TO it and
extend out and fasten in every direction
heavy guy wires, as clumsy as they are
unnecessary. There Is no use trying to
tell the Englshman anything. either, OF
to suggest any better methods. His in
variable reply, in tone which seems To
leave no room for further argument, is:
"Well. we have always done il that
way Chicago Herald.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-01-08

A new method Of manufacturing car
wheels has been tested AZ Wilkesbarre,
Pa, with satisfactory results by the old
method three men could make only eiph-
teen wheels per day Of twelve hours. By
the new process the same number Of men
can turn out a perfect wheel every min.
ute, or '2O per day. One Of the principal
features of the new method is the use OF
. steel core instead Of one Of sand In cast
ing the wheel. The core is removed by
knocking out the center key, leaving the
hole perfectly true and ready 10 he put
upon the axle at once without dressing or
boring. Boston Budget.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-01-08

A curious fact concerning Mout Blanc
has been communicated to the Paris
Academy Of Sciences by NJ. Oh, Zengler.
II is that blush green glow about the
top of the mountain sometimes remains
visible until 1890 o'clock at night.
M. Zengler concluded that this phospbor-
escence WIS due 10 ice and carbonate Of
lime mingled; and he has succeeded in
photographing the glow. w.-Arkansaw
Traveller
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-01-08
Electricity and the InerpiieabIe.

OF the common notion that electricity
plays an important part In the production
OF earthquakes, Professor Joseph lie
Conte well says; 81 never heard or read
the slightest scientific proof Of this theory.
Electricity has taken hold Of the popular
imagination sothat any inexplicable thing
b explained by electricity. For example,
vital force, nerve force, etc. are inexpli-
Able, No many lay II 20 electrical force.
90 also with earthquakes--electricity II
made the scapegoat. ."-Arkansaw Trav.
der.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-01-08

A French journal describes a new
method Of reading character, known as
"scarpalugy." II consists in study Of
the heels and toes Of shoes. II these are
worn down evenly the wearer is good
business man, energetic and quick in de-
cision. II the outer side is worn more
than the iuner, he is Of an adventurous
turn of mind. Weakness Of character is
indicated by heel and sole worn most on
the inner side. Boston Budget.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-01-08
Lead Plate. Pierced BY Insects,

A French architectural journal recalls
an observation made by Violet lie Due
that lead plates for roofing purposes are
often pierced by insects. He accuses the
wasps Of being the authors OF the little
holes that he found gnawed in lead roofs,
but later observers have discovered that
both worms and flies often drill through
heavy plates. Twenty-Five yenrs ago IL
was found that the lead bullets of cart
ridges that had been stored In wooden
boxes were badly gnawed, and number
Of gall or saw flies were found in the act
OF working upon them. Budget.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-01-08
Mana sabIb,s widow.

The widow Of Mana Sahib, the leader
Of the Sepoy mutlny Of 1857, died recently
ct Katmandu, the capital OF Nepaul. She
was the daughter OF O Hindoo school
teacher and shared her husbands ambi-
ton 10 ascend one day the throne Of India
She lived for many years on a small pen.
sion granted her by the government Of
NepauL-Chicago Times.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-01-08
ncenn Commerce.

The i2j steamships plying between the
United States and Europe cost 800, ,000,-
900, employ 1880 men, spend 81, l,0O0,-
600 month for coal, carry50O, 900 passen-
gers year, and earn f22 100000 for
passage money exclusive OF what is paid
for freight
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-01-08

MAKE =. o. MONEY ORDERS PAY
ABLE AND ADDRESS REGISTERED
LETTERS Tn
NEW ORLEANS NATIONAL BANK,
New Orleans. La.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-01-08
THE ENGLISH SYSTEM.
0ETHoos OF VOTING ADOPTED IN
ENGLAND AND AUSTRALIA.
Les Candidates for Parliament are
Standardization OF Ballot Paper Used
~ the Polling ststions-Regulations
Cost of an Election.


In a recent number of his magazine,
The North American Review, Mr.. Thorn
dike Rice describes the present system of
halloting In England. and contends that
With suitable notifications il should be
adopted in this country, for he regards
our methods Of voting as corrupt and de-
grading.
The English system was established by
what is generally known as the ballot
act OF 1872 and is based on the methods
which have been used in the Australian
eolonies for a quarter Of a century and
more. In the first place candidates for
parliament are nominated in writing by
two registered electors of the county or
borough and with the written assent Of
eight other electors. This nomination
paper" must be delivered 10 the returning
officer by the candidate or his proposer or
seconder in person, aud that official is re-
quired topublish the names OF candidates.
The "ballot paper consists Of a paper
containing the names and descriptions Of
the candidates, and on the back of each
ballot is printed number, which is also
printed on the face Of counterfoil at
tached to il.
At the time of voting the ballot paper
must be marked on both sides with an
official mark, and delivered within the
polling station 10 the voter, whose num-
bcr on the register Of voters is required to
be marked on the counterfoil. To make
this description clearer Mr.. Rice gives
this as a specimen Of ballot paper;
FORM OF FRONT OF BALLOT PAPER
Count,.rfoL II BROWN
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-01-08
Ielrrraphy for Army Omcers.

The German war Office having decided
that all sub officers must learn telegraphy,
100 officers selected from the Berlin gar.
rison and 100 from the garrison Of Stras-
burg and Metz have begun course Of
tuition. Prank Leslie's.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-01-08

D ME Mn z D That the presence Of Gen.
n & W { ND { n erals Beaurev ard and
tarly, who also in chaige % the drawings, Is q
guar ntee Of absolute tairnes. and integd y, that
the chances arr all equal and that M one can pos.
sIbly divine what numbers will draw q prizr, All
parties therefore advertising to guarantee Prizes
In ihi. LOTTERY, or holding out any other induce.
ment that Is impossible are sxindler, and only
aim 10 deceive aud defraud the unwaiy.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-01-08

There are some men who have so much
genius that they can't do anything but sic
around all day and think about Il.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-01-08

Bed clothing manufactured from paper
sulp, strengthened with twiue, is one Of
b. latss. novelties,
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-01-08
Capital Prize, Sl5o,coo.

pB Notice.-Tickets are Ten Dol
lars only. Halves, s.. Fiflhs, 81.
Tenths. 81.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-01-08

(JoHS DnOwS, Of % George
street, Bristol, merchant.
The Arizona champion., 1887-01-29

The above list speaks for itse 1T, but atte ton IS called to the following special flea lures:
 The American Farmer, standard agri- cultural newspaper, published at SI.oo pe' year will sent with the CHAMPION free oi cost, the price of the CHAMPION and the American Farmer combined being only S4. co.
 The Housskeepcr, published at the same price, will be sent on the same terms, that and the CHAMPION for S4.oo.
 The CHAMPION, the New York World and History of the United States, vol, gao pages for $500. This is giving the Weekly New York World for one year and stand. ard his,orial work of 3ao peges for the small sum of SI.oo.
 The CHAMPION, the Western Rural and American Siockman and two standard books, the Handy Dictionary and Rural Architecture, which at the regular subscriP- ton pnces costs s7.o5 per year, are all offer cd Tor $500.
The Arizona champion., 1887-01-29


 TIE Tombstone "Dcmocrat," in speaking of the passage of the bill to give the governor the power to veto any clause of the appropriation bill that does not suit him, says: "Thc cechise delegation voted solid for the measure partially through compliment to Capt, Heyne and partly to support the governor and his administration. What excellent(1) reasons for support ing any legislative measure--to com pliment the introducer and please the official who would benefit by it. Yet, perhaps, in this case no better reasons could be found,
The Arizona champion., 1887-01-29

THE office of commissioner of i'm migration is of no more value in in. creasing the growth of this territory, than a fifth wheel is to wagon, and the legislature will act wisely in abol- ishing il. Its duties have hitherto been ably conducted, but the nine or ten thousand dollars expended for it during the last two years has been so much money wasted. Newspapers do the most effective missionary work for new country because they are brief, abstract, chroniclers of facts. Ari- zona is splendid country, with al. most incalculable natural advantages, and if our epislature will enact good /, sound laws and the executive will see them enforced, with complete protec- ton to life and property, population will flow rapidly into the territory, without the costly aid of an immigra- ton commissioner.
The Arizona champion., 1887-01-29

TIE ring master of the legislative arena at Prescott is using the whip pretty freely to keep the performers in the track laid out for them. The old party hacks plod around the cir. cle steadily, but some of the new stock show signs of restiveness. Before the performance is through the audience will See some new and startling acts moi down on the programme. Houp- l.
The Arizona champion., 1887-01-29
TIE following incoherent as we'll as

THE following incoherent as we'll as incorrect statement regarding county division, is from the Prescott Courier: Petitions for drying seas, levellng mountains and making cities of villa. ges may be uncommon, but almost any scribe can draw them up and get almost every man he meets to sign Ithem. Like complying with requests to "take something" few there art who refuse to sign petitions, and so, we are told, this Legislature wilrbe 1 petitioned to do great many foolish things, ,--the most foolish of which will be to cut and slash counties at re- quest of gentlemen who desire to be big men in proposed new counties.
 The Courier with all due respect for the willing signers of petitions, desires to impress the Legislature with the fact of the ease and grace with which American citizens sign every petition that Is presented to them. It costs nothing to do SO; that is very little, and nobody cares to offend circulators thereof by issuing the word "no." So, our Salons will consult the interests of lots of sovereigns by following the advice of an old-time speaker of the House and putting most of said doc. uments "upon a file.
 Arizonians have, just now, all the county governments.,hey can support. To create more would put more hard ships upon the workers who pay the taxes. Yavapai is, of course, coun- ty of great area and possibilities, but the time has not yet arrived for trim ing or dividing her. She is honestly and carefully fnanciercd and we pray her citizenssnot to be so tonto as to "jump from the frying pan into the fire" There is lots .of glory in being a great county,-the. Empire county of Arizona, and very llttle in being a sawed of realm, with hungry schemers filling out'railroad and other bonds.
 This article is full of inaccuracies and nonsensical reasoning. Among those who are in favor of division, there are none "whe want to be big men in new county" The taxpay. CTS here feel they are justly entitled to it and among those who ask for il arc all of our representative men be cause it will do away with many in- conveniences and largely reduce tAe rate of taxation. Mir. Ashurst is do. ing what his constituents expect him to do, that is work by every honora- blc and just means to obtain new county for this portion of Arizona. The arguments in favor of division arc irrefutable; Yayapai occupies more than one fourth of the area of the whole territory; it has nearly one third ofits whole population; it has double the number of school districts of any other county, and the interests of this section are diverse from those sur rounding Prescott. Justice demands that the county should be divided.
The Arizona champion., 1887-01-29

GOVERNOR zULicK in his message says The cost of keeping prisoners in the penitentlary has been reduced from sI.s4 to ssM cents per capita per day, As the boarders at the ''pen' are constantly increasing in numbers a reduction per head ip the cost of feeding and clothing them is matter of course. But the institution is cost ing the territory more every year. This statement is an example of the vay in which figures can be made to diseegt truth and while relating actual facis convey an entirely false impress sien,
The Arizona champion., 1887-01-29

IT seems there is a Salvation Army Scout now holding prayer meetings in Prescott. We don't know what the praying power of one Salvation Scout amounts to, but should think it would take the Commander in. Chief, his staff and the whole Salvation Army to make any successful intercession for the majority of the. .spresent. legis- lature.
The Arizona champion., 1887-01-29

TIE fool-killer can. find a job around the Chicago Tribune office, if he can only lay his hands upon the imaginative liar who has been dis paraging Arizona in the columns of that newspaper.
The Arizona champion., 1887-01-29

HIscocK, who has been chosen as Senator from New York, is one of the ablest men among the house delega- sion of that state, in the present con gress. He is comparatively poor man, while both his recent opponents, Warner Miller and Levi P. Morton gre both,geputed millionaires.